Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) is a not-for-profit organisation that works with certification and standardisation. It is the only standardisation forum in Brazil and the Brazilian representative in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

ABNT Ecolabel – Hummingbird is the Type I Ecolabel developed and managed by the Sustainability Certification Area of ABNT. It is the only Ecolabel Type I programme accredited under ISO 17065. It is also developed following ISO 14024 principles. The Hummingbird Ecolabel includes criteria that minimise impacts along the lifecycle of the products.

ABNT is the only Brazilian GEN Member and cooperates with other GEN Members worldwide to develop standards criteria and adapt to the Brazilian requirements.

ABNT currently has 20 standards developed in the following group of criteria:

  • Automotive
  • Construction/Building
  • Home appliances
  • Office Equipment/Furniture
  • Gardening/Agriculture
  • Office Supplies
  • Cleaning products
  • Paper products
  • Personal care products
  • Cleaning services
  • Clothing and Textiles

ABNT Ecolabel has been included in government procurement policies to choose products with lower environmental impacts, especially furniture and electronics.

Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas's ecolabelling standards product categories Batteries, Cleaning Products, Clothing and Textiles, Construction/Building, Office Equipment/Furniture, Other Services, Paper Products, Personal Care Products

Contact

Av. 13 de Maio, 13 – 28° andar
20031-901 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ
Brazil
Guy Ladvocat

Explore our members

Eco Choice Aotearoa
The New Zealand Ecolabelling Trust, New Zealand
China Environmentally Friendly Certification
China Quality Certification Centre (CQC), China
Green Product Mark
TÜV Rheinland, Germany
Green Mark Program
Environment and Development Foundation, Chinese Taipei
EU Ecolabel
European Commission, European Union
GreenPro
Confederation of Indian Industry, India
Indonesian Ecolabel
Ministry of Environment, Indonesia
Israeli Green Label
The Standards Institution of Israel, Israel
Eco Mark Program
Japan Environment Association (JEA), Japan
Korean Eco-Label Program
Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI), Korea
China Environmental Labelling
China Environmental United Certification Center, China
SIRIM Eco-Labelling Scheme
SIRIM QAS International, Malaysia
Nordic Swan Ecolabel
Nordic Ecolabelling Board, Nordic Countries
ECOLOGO
UL Environment, North America
Green Seal
Green Seal Inc., United States
Green Choice Philippines
Philippine Center for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Inc. (PCEPSD), Philippines
Vitality Leaf
Ecological Union, Russia
TCO Certified
TCO Development, Global
Green Label: Thailand
Thailand Environment Institute, Thailand
Green Crane
All Ukrainian NGO Living Planet, Ukraine
Hong Kong Green Label Scheme
Green Council, Hong Kong
Singapore Green Labelling Scheme
Singapore Environment Council, Singapore
Good Environmental Choice
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Sweden
The Blue Angel Eco-Label
German Federal Environment Agency, Germany
Eco-Labelling
International Academy of Ecology of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
ABNT Ecolabel - Hummingbird
Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas, Brazil
Eco Label Sri Lanka
National Cleaner Production Centre Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
EPEAT
Global Electronics Council, Global
Milieukeur
SMK, Netherlands

GEN is the leading network of the world’s most credible and robust ecolabels

Become a member

Sign up for GENews